- Bakhmach
Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = Town
subdivision_type = Country
official_name = Bakhmach
native_name = Бахмач
subdivision_name = Ukraine
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subdivision_type1 = Oblast
region_type_local = Raion
subdivision_name1 = Chernihiv
region_link = Chernihiv Oblast
region_name_local = Bakhmatsky Raion
population_total = 20300
population_as_of = January 1, 2005
area_total_km2 = 18
established_date = 1147
established_title =
elevation_m =
latd = 51| latm = 10| |lats= 59
latNS = N
longd = 32
longm = 49| |longs= 47
longEW = E
coordinates_type = region:UA_type:city
coordinates_display = display=inline,title
website = |Bakhmach ( _uk. Бахмач) is a city located in the
Chernihiv Oblast (province), in northernUkraine . It is the administrative center of theBakhmatsky Raion (district), and is located at around coord|51|10|59|N|32|49|47|E |region:UA_type:city. As of January 1, 2005, the city's population is 20,300.History
Bakhmach began as a settlement in the 1860s and 1870s when a railway line nearby was under construction. In January 1919, the city was the site of battles between the invading
Bolshevik s forces and the Chornomorska Division, which was attempting to keep theLeft-bank Ukraine under the control of the army of theUkrainian National Republic (UNR).Economy and transport
Bakhmach has a local history and geography museum, eight libraries, a central Raion administrative building, three health centers, a culture club, and more. The city also has two railway stations: "Bakhmach-
Kyiv sky" and "Bakhmach-Passazhyrsky".Links
* [http://bakhmach.com.ua City Site]
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